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Accordingly, the special high-level meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Trade Organization and the 51Թ Conference on Trade and Development (New York, 24 April 2006) will hold a round table on the sub-theme: Implementation of and support for National Development Strategies, towards the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the MDGs. In preparation for that event, the present panel discussion will bring together experts from multiple stakeholders in the financing for development process for an informal interactive debate on the role of fiscal policies in promoting national development strategies. 10:00 10:05 a.m. Opening remarks by the President of ECOSOC H.E. Mr. Ali Hachani, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the 51Թ 10:05 10:15 a.m. Introductory statement by the Moderator Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 51Թ 10:15 10:55 a.m. Presentations by the panelists Mr. John Hurley, Director, Office of Development Policy, US Department of the Treasury "Remarks on the Fiscal Space Issue" Mr. Rick Rowden, Senior Economic Advisor, ActionAid USA Exploring Alternative Options for Fiscal Space: Implications for National Development Strategies Dr. Rachel K. Gesami, Senior Advisor to the Executive Director, Africa Group I Constituency, International Monetary Fund How Fiscal Space can contribute to the Millennium Development Goals: Lessons from Experience Dr. Jo Marie Griesgraber, Chair, New Rules for Global Finance Coalition The Bretton Woods institutions and National Development Strategies 10:55 11:55 a.m. Interactive discussion 11:55 12:00 p.m. Concluding remarks Mr. John Hurley is Director of the Office of International Development Policy in the US Department of the Treasury where he is responsible for promoting US policy objectives with respect to provision of foreign development assistance, particularly through the multilateral development banks and the Millennium Challenge Account. He has been with the Treasury Department for fifteen years, and has had a variety of assignments, including a posting to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he was an advisor on international economic issues to the Saudi Ministry of Finance. Prior to assuming his current position, he was the Senior Counselor to the US Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank. Mr. Hurley was conferred a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College in 1978 and a Master of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1982. Mr. Rick Rowden is Senior Economic Advisor for ActionAid USA. His recent work has focused on the country-level implications of macroeconomic policies in IMF loan programs. He has also worked with ActionAid partners to conduct critical analyses of citizen participation in policy making in several countries, and to improve the accountability and transparency of the international financial institutions. Prior to coming to ActionAid, he worked as a policy researcher and advocate with other Washington, DC-based international economic justice advocacy NGOs. He has conducted research and advocacy on IMF, World Bank and WTO policies jointly with many civil society organizations. Before coming to Washington DC in 2000, he taught Global Studies at California State University at Monterey Bay and Political Science at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. Dr. Rachel Gesami is a Senior Advisor to the IMF Executive Director for Africa Constituency I. She has been working with the IMF since 1999 in several research capacities. Prior to coming to the IMF, Dr. Gesami worked with the African Economic Research Consortium, as the manager for communication, research and external relations. She also worked within the Kenyan Ministry of Finance as the planning manager for health. Dr. Gesami has published widely on issues related to health economics, poverty and macro-economic issues. A considerable part of her research focused on challenges and policy options for poverty reduction in Africa. In addition, Dr. Gesami has focused some of her analytical work on how the implementation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers affects the provision of health services. Dr. Jo Marie Griesgraber is Chair of the New Rules for Global Finance Coalition, Washington DC-based network of civil society organizations and scholars dedicated to the reform of the global financial architecture. Previously, she served as Policy Director for Oxfam-America. From 1989 to 2000, Ms. Griesgraber was a Senior Associate at the Center of Concern, a Jesuit social justice research and advocacy center, where she chaired the Executive Committee of Jubilee 2000/USA, and directed the Centers Rethinking Bretton Woods Project. With Dr. Bernhard Gunter she edited the 5-volume Rethinking Bretton Woods series. Also, she was the Deputy Director of Jubilees Washington Office on Latin America (1976-1983), where she worked on human rights in South America. She has lectured at Georgetown University, Goucher College, and American University. She is presently a Scholar in Residence at American University. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Georgetown University.     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